The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-02
MARSHAL NEY.
Does HE Sleep in North Car.
DINA:

of an article, which recently appear
ed in the New York Independent,
written by Prof. j. d. Hodges, and
is a discussion as to whether or not
North Carolina's favorite tradition
is true-that the illustrious Marshal
Ney lies buried on her soil. This
tradition has for many years been
fully believed by the citizens of that
State, and recent investigations have
created new interest on the subject.
Our readers will remember that
Marshal Ney was the greatest of
Napoleon's generals, and that he led
the charge of the "Old Guard" at
the Inflated battle of Waterloo; and
that under the new Government of
France he was condemned and shot
for his adherence TO Napoleon. This
is as history puts it. Now for the
tradition
1t seems that Peter Stuart Ney
landed at Charleston, S. c., January
80, 1916. After short time he
went to Virginia, thence TO North
Carolina where he taught school.
He taught Latin, Greek and Mathe-
MATES, being especially fond of and
proficient in the last. He was q
man of splendid executive ability
and rigid disciplinarian, yet pos
sessed Of great magnetism, possess
ing the power of perfectly enthusing
his pupils. He was a Frenchman
correspondent continually with
France, and his handwriting has
been preserved and is identical with
that of the Marshal His figure as
to Size and shape is similar to the
old General. Also he protested to
be soldier Of Napoleon. He mar
rated all the particulars Of the Rus
sian campaign, and would sit for
hours reading Caesars commentaries,
and converse about the strategic
movements of that general in a way
as only warrior could do. and
would frequently point out similar
strategies by Napoleon.
Says the independent: "He gave
to Col. T. F. Huston the secret of his
escape He stated that the platoon
detailed to do the bloody work were
soldiers of his own command; that
they had been secretly instructed to
aim high; that he refused to allow
the bandage to be placed over his
eyes; that he himself gave the com
mand to fire: that they fired and
he fell and was pronounced dead by
the attending physicians, who were
in the conspiracy; that his body was
at once turned over to his friends,
who secretly conveyed him to Bor-
deaux, whence he sailed for America,
landing in Charleston, S. c., Janu-
airy 80, 1916"
Col. Huston also says that he met
near Sedalia, Mo-, Phillip Petrie, a
Frenchman, who told the following
story: Il once belonged to Marshal
News command. After the fall OF
Napoleon and the capture of Ney /
deserted the army, and making my
way to Bordeaux, in December, 1915,
shipped as seaman for Charleston,
S. G. When several days out, l no.
ticed man on board whose appear
ance struck me forcibly, and
thought l knew him. Upon refec-
ton | concluded it must be Marshal
Ney. When seeing him second
time / accosted him and told him
that l knew him. Who do you
think l amp he questioned / re-
piled, MY old comrade, Marshal
Ney.' In a very gruff tone he re
sponded, Marshal Ney was shot in
Paris, sir and turning upon his
heel went to his cabin and l saw him
no more, though we were IS days in
reaching Charleston.
Many men of eminence and the
greatest intelligence of North Caro-
lima, who have examined into the
story, believe that it is true and that
this man was the veritable warrior
of Napoleon. Last May commit
tee of physicians, at the suggestion
of DR.. Draper, President of the Wis
consin Historical Society. exhumed
the body of p. S. Ney. While the
measurements of the skeleton found
correspondent with the size of the
Marshal, the remains were so imper-
feet as to forbid any certain conclu-
sion being arrived at.
Marshal Ney's last words were,
Sire, my comradesr P. S. Ney
said when dying, ''Bessieres has fall
len and the old guard is defeated,
now let me die He died in 1916
and lies buried in Third Creek
churchyard, Rowan county, N. G..
Who can say that this story may
not be true?
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